Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

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Lamb, Robin William[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1892 - 1963  (70 years)


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  • Name Lamb, Robin William 
    • VARIANT NAME: Lamb, William Robin.
    Birth 24 Mar 1892  Hendon, Middlesex, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1911-1912  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    743 W. Pender St.
    Bullen and Lamb
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1913  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    571 Howe St.
    Lamb and Company
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1916  Fort George, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 26 Jan 1963  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Cremation 29 Jan 1963  Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Association Lamb and Company (Relationship: Employee) 
    Association Lamb, Thomas Cardain (Relationship: Father) 
    Association Bullen and Lamb (Relationship: Partner) 
    Person ID I1201  Camera Workers | L, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2023 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial?
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: According to the 1911 Canada census, he immigrated from England in 1909 with his father, sister and brother. He was the junior partner in Bullen and Lamb, a Vancouver photography company. In 1913 he was employed by his father T.C. Lamb in Lamb and Company, another firm of photographers. He was listed as a photographer in the 1916 Fort George voters list.
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: Print surface may be titled, dated and marked "R.W. Lamb"; may include a copyright statement and date.
    • FORMATS: Panoramic.

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] COLLECTION: BVIPA.
      Prints, including a five-part panorama of South Fort George taken on 8 Aug 1913 and copyrighted in 1913.

    2. [S722] Census of Canada 1911.
      Province of BC, Sub-district no. 12, Enumeration district no. 44 in Vancouver, p. 8, line 19

    3. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1916, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Fort George

    4. [S791] HENVAN09, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1909).
      Vancouver: not listed

    5. [S698] HENVAN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910), 869.
      Vancouver: "Lamb Robin W mfrs agt rms 569 Hamilton"

    6. [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910).
      Vancouver: not listed

    7. [S795] HENVAN11, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1911), 830.
      Vancouver: "Lamb Robin W of Bullen & Lamb lvs 1801 Beach Ave"

    8. [S797] HENVAN12, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1912), 922.
      Vancouver: "Lamb Robin W of Bullen & Lamb r 2062 5th Ave W"

    9. [S746] HENVAN13, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1913), 994.
      Vancouver: "Lamb Roblin [sic] W of Lamb & Co r 2062 5th Av W"

    10. [S747] HENVAN14, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1914).
      Vancouver: not listed

    11. [S748] HENVAN15, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1915).
      Vancouver: not listed

    12. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1963-09-001784 (microfilm B13260); digital facsimile URL (accessed 11 Mar 2018): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/a3935aa6-57a4-41ec-80de-b9e6a8afa27b

    13. [S667] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch.org (Web site).
      "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," URL (accessed 11 Mar 2018): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FM7-8J1